I feel sorry for the Portland Beavers, the Fresno Grizzlies, and every other team that has to face the Sacramento Rivercats during the 2010 season.
The Oakland Athletics, hoping to overcome this vicious rash (pun intended Braden fans) of injuries that the team has endured the past couple seasons, have stockpiled impressive roster depth that could arguably make the Sacramento Rivercats (The A's AAA affiliate) a team that is able to take on a quality Major League team.
Over the offseason, Oakland GM Billy Beane sought out defense-first players and picked up a few new bats. As the recent signings of Brett ...
Tom Cable spoke to the media from the scouting combine on Sunday, addressing several topics on the Oakland Raiders upcoming season. Reporters at the combine started the conversation off on the right foot, swinging straight for the jugular topic: JaMarcus Russell and the Raiders QB situation.
“JaMarcus is working and doing things he should be doing right now. And he’ll get himself prepared to compete for the job; that’s the only way to look at it,” the Raiders head coach said.
Cable continued on to imply that right now JaMarcus Russell is the only person who should be concerned about JaMarcus Russell, ...
Given Al Davis’ track record, anything is possible for the Raiders in the upcoming NFL Draft and the imminent Free Agency period. As ever the Raiders have many gaps to fill and positions to upgrade. Coming off yet another abysmal season one wonders if (not when) the Raiders will ever start to win football games again. The re-signing of Bruce Gradkowski is the single key event that Al Davis must undertake this off-season. The Pittsburgh native may have only played in a handful of games last season but he showed leadership, poise, stability, and a natural football instinct when playing the ...
Its that time of year as Mock Drafts filter the internet and intrigue all of the minds of NFL fans. With Al Davis' favorite Draft event taking place in the NFL Scouting Combine, it is time for all opinions and insight to be heard, and unknown players to be recognized.
Last year Darrius Heyward-Bey had a combine any reciever would be jealous of. So good in fact a late 1st round grade turned him into a top 10 pick. This year will be no different not just for the Oakland Raiders but for all other 31 teams.
I think some fans ...
I love players who have confidence. Give me the guy who thinks he is the best over the guy who is just happy to have a job in the major leagues.
Take Ricky Henderson, for example. A lot of people didn’t like him because they felt he was arrogant. I just thought he was extremely confident in his abilities.
I mean, who doesn’t want a guy who refers to himself in the third person on their team?
Whatever you think of Henderson, there is no denying he was the greatest base stealer of all time. He turned base stealing into an art form ...
When evaluating an Oakland Raiders "all-time" team, there are more than just stats to consider. Stats alone may be ok for the fans of other teams, but not Raider Nation.
Raider fans are arguably the most fervent and opinionated fans in the league. They also happen to be some of the most loyal.
Therefore, you can't focus only on stats and production for a list like this. You must also take a player's loyalty to the team and fans, as well as their attitude into account.
If you ain't a little nasty, you ain't a Raider!
I will be ...